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Seasonal and Trophic Variation of Microplastic Ingestion in Estuarine Fish from a Port-influenced Amazonian Ecosystem
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Scientists studied fish from estuaries (where rivers meet the ocean) near a busy port in the Brazilian Amazon and found microplastics in their bodies, with the amount varying by season and by what the fish ate. Since these fish are part of the local food supply, this matters because eating contaminated seafood is one way tiny plastic particles can end up in our own bodies. This particular dataset release focuses on sharing the raw measurements and findings so other researchers can verify and build on the work, rather than presenting new conclusions about health risks.
The dataset associated with this study contains the raw and processed analytical data obtained from fish specimens collected in estuarine environments of São Luís Island, Maranhão, Brazil. The repository includes biometric measurements, seasonal sampling information and microplastic occurrence data. Data files are provided in Microsoft Excel format and are organized according to sampling period, study area, and analytical category to facilitate reproducibility and transparency of the results.
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